Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 22
Śāva-āśauca and Sūtikā-śauca: Death/Childbirth Impurity, Preta-śuddhi, and Śrāddha Procedure
Chapter 157
अन्नेन दध्ना मधुना तथा मांसेन पूरयेत् मध्ये चेदधिमासः स्यात् कुर्यादभ्यधिकन्तु तत्
annena dadhnā madhunā tathā māṃsena pūrayet madhye cedadhimāsaḥ syāt kuryādabhyadhikantu tat
Deve completar (a oferenda ou dádiva) com grãos alimentares, coalhada, mel e também carne. Se, no meio do período prescrito, ocorrer um mês intercalar (adhimāsa), então deve cumprir essa observância em medida aumentada.
Lord Agni (in discourse to sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purana narration frame)
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Concept: Kāla-doṣa-parihāra: preserving dharmic intent by compensatory increase when time-count is altered.
Application: When adhimāsa arises, consult pañcāṅga and increase offerings/observance (abhyadhika) so the vow’s total discipline and giving remain equivalent.
Khanda Section: Dana-dharma & Vrata-kalpa (Ritual giving, expiations, and calendrical exceptions)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Offerings of grain, curds, honey, and meat arranged for dāna/rite; a calendar/panchanga indication of an intercalary month prompting increased measure.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, ritual table with bowls of rice/grain, curds in a pot, honey jar, meat offering covered on a leaf plate, priest consulting a palm-leaf pañcāṅga marking adhimāsa, warm earthy tones","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with gold detailing on vessels, neatly displayed anna-dadhi-madhu items, symbolic lunar calendar disc showing extra month, donor and priest in formal posture","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, semi-diagrammatic: labeled offerings and a clear pañcāṅga panel indicating adhimāsa, arrows showing ‘increase’ in quantity, restrained palette","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly donor scene with trays of grain, curd pot, honey flask, covered meat dish, astrologer/priest pointing to a calendar folio indicating intercalary month"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: cedadhimāsaḥ = cet + adhimāsaḥ; kuryādabhyadhikantu = kuryāt + abhyadhikam + tu (final -t before vowel/voiced becomes -d).
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Dana-dharma and Vrata-kalpa discussions around calendrical exceptions (adhimāsa) in the same khanda
FAQs
It prescribes the materials used to fulfil a dana/observance—grain, curds, honey, and meat—and gives a technical rule that if an intercalary month (adhimāsa) falls within the period, the performance should be increased (abhyadhika).
It combines practical dharma-śāstra style instruction (what substances complete a rite/gift) with calendrical regulation (how to adjust when adhimāsa occurs), showing the text’s coverage of both ritual procedure and time-reckoning norms.
By completing the prescribed offering correctly—and augmenting it when an adhimāsa intervenes—the practitioner avoids deficiency in the vow’s merit and maintains the intended पुण्य (religious efficacy) of the observance.